Method of cutting fur skins and product thereof



H. A. REICH METHOD OF CUTTING FUR SKINS AND PRODUCT THEREOF Filed March1 1924 IIYVVENTQP/ I wwgx A WI TINESES 'tingthe same for Patented Julyit," i924,

Application filed March 1,

To all whom it may concern Be it known thatl, HAROLD A.\REICH, a citizenotthe United States of America, residing at New York city, county of NewYork, State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Methods of Cutting Fur Skins and Products Thereof, ofwhich the following is a specification. I I

his invention relates to an improved method of cutting fur skins,particularly muskrat skins, and to the resulting gari'nents or otherproducts thereof.

Heretofore, it has been customary to out dressed muskrat skins bysevering to retain the so-called back or groetzen portion, the severedportions being discarded or employed with furs of other animals.

portions, to wit, the groetzen portion solely, t.

v the back portion and the belly portion. The resulting desired garmentsare of three types, namely, garments formed substantially solely of thegroetzen portion, the second type of garments formed substantiallysolely of the intermediate portions and the third type of garmentsformed substantially solely of the belly portions.

t eir respective types characteristics of color' and hair formation anddistribution and derive creased market values for all tive three types.

Further features and objects of the invention will be more fullyunderstood from the following detail description panying drawings, inwhich- 1 lg. 1 is a rear plan view of a dressed Inuskrat skin, showingthe manner of cutattaining the invention; 1g. 2 1s an elevational Viewof a garpossess distinctive greatly inof the respec- I have discoveredthat such garments of Serial No. 696,112.

solely of the m; Fig. 3 is an elevational view of a ment formedsubstantially solely of the mentformed substantially groetzen portion ofthe sk elly portions of the skin; an

Fig. 4 is an elevational View of a garment substantially solely of theintermediate portions of the skin.

eferring to the drawings, the skin 10 represents the usual finishedinuskrat skin,

he invention, the skin is divided by ruled lines or equivalent markinginto the groetzen portion 11, disposed between the lines 12, 13. twooppositely disposedflbelly portions 14, 15 are dis posed between thelines 16, 17 and the outer lateral edges of the skin. Accordingly, theintermediate portions 18,- 19, lie on opposite sides of the groetzenportion and are respectively the lines 12'and he required numbernecessary to'complete each garment,

that the fur thereof 1s formed of fur distribution.

perceived seoond type 21 of garme'ntsor other fur 7 products is formedfrom the intermediate portions 18, 19, by assembling as stri S eccuredby sewings or otherwise, as will be understood, and results, asindicated in uniform new garments or other tone and substantiallyuniformhairformarespective types.

tion and distribution The tone of the third type 22 of garments islighter than the tone of the second type '21 of garments.

From the above, it will be apparent that my invention provides for thelltlllZittlOIi. of the entire parts of finished niuskra-t skins and likeforms of skins of other animals. The resulting products possess enhancedvalues by reason of the substantially uniform tone and substantiallyuniform forma tion and distribution of hair, for the three Whereas Ihave described my invention by reference to specific forms thereof, itwill 7 be understood that many changes and modifications may be madewithout departing from the spirit of the invention. 4 I claim:

1. The method of cutting and connecting dressed fur skins of InflShl'dtSand the like, which comprises segregating each skin into three portionsby four a central or groetzen portion, two belly portions and twoport-ions intermediate said r central or groetzen-port1ons and therelines oi cutting into menace dressed fur @ins of niuskrats and thelike,

which comprises segregating each skin into three portions by four linesof cutting into a central or groetzen portion, two v.bell'y portions andtwo portions intermediate said central or groetzen portion and the respective belly portions and connecting to one another the central orgroetzen portions of the respective skins to form a fur product.

3. The method of cutting and connecting a.

dressed fur skins of innskrats and the like, which comprisessegregatingeach skin into three portions by four lines of cutting into acentral or groetzen portion, two belly portions and two portionsintermediate said central or groetzen portion and the respective bellyportions and connecting to one anothen the belly portions of therespective skins to form a fur product 4%. The method of cutting andconnecting dressed fur skins of muskrats and the like,

-which eoinprises segregating each skin into three portions by fourlines of cutting into a central or groetzen portion, two belly portionsand two portions intermediate said central or groetzen portion and therespective belly portions and connecting to one another the intermediateportions of the respective skins to form a fur product.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification this 27th day ofFebruary,

HAROLD A. lEtEl'CI-l.

